![]() ![]() Sailor promises said protection, and knowing Momma is already up in arms, the pair determines to hit the road for the possible promised land of California.īut indeed Marietta Fortune has other ideas. Pained by the death of her father (he burned to death in a 'questionable' act of self-immolation) and burdened by a mother who has a sordid, secret agenda against her man, this little girl lost is merely looking for someone to make her feel safe and secure. Sailor wants to put his checkered past and lack of parental guidance behind him and make a new life. Their favorite band, Powermad, is in town and the hot, sweaty scent of a local hotel room beckons. After serving almost 2 years for manslaughter in the Pee Dee Correctional Facility, Sailor Ripley has been reunited with his inseparable soul mate, Lula Fortune, and they intend to celebrate. And one thing is for sure: our couple won't be in Kansas anymore.not that they ever really were there in the first place. ![]() But there is a collision between life and death, good and evil that will sully and stain the celebration. In his magnificent, mannered 1990 opus, Wild at Heart, there are all manner of adventures and wonderful sights. And as envisioned by one of the true geniuses of modern moviemaking, David Lynch, it's a domain located along a road less taken and badly traveled. In a world that is weird on top and untamed in empathy, love is not only a redeemer, but a ruiner as well. But there is also a slimy subterranean level of disease, mold and rot, a poison that could potentially destroy them both. In the verdant spires of Love's castles and the deep dark lushness of its forests, there is rawness and renewal, peace and fertility. It is the final destination for Sailor Ripley and Lula Fortune, two lovers trying to escape the wicked, wanton world around them. But some will brave its shores, if only to mine its treasure laden tunnels and sip its slightly salted waters. Very few make the overlong journey, and there is usually less reward in the arrival than in the voyage. There are fulfillments more meaningful than any to be had in life, and defeats deadlier than the most powerful weapon. ![]() It plays its siren song to lure you along the rocks of lust and longing, pulling you toward your eventual fated 'fall'. Indeed, in the land of Love, humanity melds with misery and wrecks havoc on the faint of spirit. Yet is can also be a place that pierces the heart and drains the soul. It can be a wonderland of untapped pleasures. Dreams have been known to go there to die, and nightmares can occasionally call it home. Those hobbled by hurt are miraculously cured while others stifled by sin are saved. ![]() In this jade green metropolis, senses are heightened and thoughts are opiates. If you're lucky enough to find it, if you can set your emotions to the right frequency and dive deeper into your core than you've ever traveled before, the rewards will be tremendous. It's a point on the compass unreachable by regular means, and legerdemain can only provide a minimal of guidance. The road there is not paved with yellow bricks, good intentions or those best laid plans that mice and men often fret over. There are no witches patrolling its borders, or munchkins manning its infrastructure. It may not contain a wizard, or an untamed set of flying primates. Somewhere, in the great, vast unknown of the universe, a real Emerald City awaits. ![]()
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